"The full details of the case and the nature of the hearing could not be learned, but Robert Jones, an attorney at the Boston law firm of Ropes & Gray, who is representing Romney in this matter told TIME in a statement, This is a decades-old divorce case in which Mitt Romney provided testimony as to the value of a company. He has no objection to letting the public see that testimony.

Isn’t Maureen Stemberg a “contributor” to Huffington Post who has made many anti-Mormon and other senseless comments? I believe I saw that here yesterday. If that is the case, this is a ridiculous conflict of interest. At least we’re going to find out something about the character of this judge soon enough.

If Allred quickly gets her way today, we’re going to know what’s really going on here. She should have gone into court through a revolving door and come right back out the other side after being told to get lost. So why don’t I think that is what is going to happen?

Unless Romney testified that he was having an affair with the husband, its a big nothing.”

What if this woman lies and says that IS what happened? We can’t put or anything else past these people. She can lie and say anything she wants to say. That can hurt us with less than two weeks to go. These people will stop at nothing.

Just as I thought. Romney provided expert testimony on a business valuation. It happens in every single divorce case where one party is the sole or part owner of a closely held business. The wife certainly had her own expert also testifying on the same subject. Such testimony consists of balance sheets, pro-formas and past and anticipated earnings. Unless you are an accountant (or one of the parties) it’s the most boring stuff you can imagine. This is a nothingburger.

You know, another thing that cracks me up here is that Gloria and this ex wife twit are going back to unseal divorce papers so they can try to speak to Mitt Romney’s character. So I guess now the whole country is supposed to sit and listen to this dirty laundry crap about two people we don’t care about and make snap judgments about Romney.

By doing this, it is a loud siren as to characters of Gloria Allred and this woman. Many of Gloria’s fellow attorneys hate her because she is a lowlife.

Beware. Allred is scum but isnt stupid. I doubt she would waste her time if there wasnt something about this divorce that makes Romney look really bad. On the bright side it looks like new info on Obama’s lies on Libya should cancel out anything bad on Romney.

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posted on 10/24/2012 6:57:12 AM PDT
by Brooklyn Attitude
(We won't stand for biased umps fixing a ball game but we allow a biased media to fix elections.)

“With most Americans either having gone through divorce themselves or KNEW someone who has, this too shall past.

These folks are simply desperate, KNOWING it is OVER for them.”

I agree with this in principle. I’m only saying we are dealing with absolutely horrible people here. Allred has something bigger in mind that what the sealed documents say. In my opinion it’s really about the gag order, and all of the “new information” Allred and her client can provide if it’s lifted. They can say absolutely anything. What difference does the truth mean to them?

DU’ers think this a false flag thing, a plot by Romney to have the MSM cover it and it purposely backfire and further erode their credibility. Seriously this is even less than I thought, no wonder Glorida Alled was not out hyperventilating, its less than a non issue, no story, no legs and nothing to see here. This thread should be locked.

Little anecdote about Allred from a family member who is an Attorney defending one of several clients against Allred:

(This occurred when her stock was ascending)

During depositions, he revealed that their were some errors in the proceeding filings (I do not recall the details), which meant the claim would be thrown out on a technicality. Allred’s client would lose.

When this became obvious, Allred left the meeting, almost immediately, leaving an assistant to clean up the remains.

The substance of the clients claim was valid (as related to one of the named defendants), but the error made the case a loser. Allred bailed and left the women hanging.

Mitt is so squeaky clean... maybe that's why the GOP elite chose him for this election, which everyone knew was going to be sleazy.

Still not a big Mitt fan (he'll be more RINO than GW Bush... so it's up to us to hammer Congress, and get the Senate), or of the GOP party leadership, but hopefully the kingmakers in the GOP made the right call this time around.

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posted on 10/24/2012 6:59:02 AM PDT
by Teacher317
('Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.)

Will some reporter PLEASE ask her if she is headed to Chicago to represent the mother of Donald Young, force the Chicago PD to release phone records relating to the murder, and reopen the yet unsolved murder of her son? After all, Gloria represents women crying out for help.

Remember, this was before Staples went public and the Romney camp is saying his testimony covers the value of Staples. My guess is she will claim Romney undervalued the company in his testimony and her client walked off with thousands while her husband walked off with millions. Just my personal speculation of where she is going with this.

The Boston Globe was told that the testimony has far more than merely “valuing a business”. They heard that Romney backs Sternberg’s character, in the face of accusations of spousal battery by the ex-wife. She clearly told Allred this, or else Gloria would not have made the trip to Boston. The romney folks should not be so quick to not object. They should simply stay out of it, and let Mr. Sternberg’s lawyers strenuously object, as they are.

The romney folks should not be so quick to not object. They should simply stay out of it, and let Mr. Sternbergs lawyers strenuously object, as they are.

This is ultimately NOT going to be about the documents. It’s going to be about the gag order. It’s going to be about allowing this woman to run to Oprah to tell “the rest of her story”, and about the Romney campaign having to deal with whatever lies she presents as new information. She will be able to say anything she wants, and there are plenty of stupid people who will believe her.

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